Aabybro or Åbybro is a town in
North Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of
Jammerbugt Municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. Aabybro is located 17 km southwest of
Brønderslev
Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,549 (1 January 2022). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Regio ...
, 16 km northwest of
Aalborg
Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's List of cities in Denmark by population, fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an Urban area, urban population of 143,598 (1 July ...
and 30 km northeast of
Fjerritslev.
History
Aabybro was a
railway town from 1897 until 1969. Before the construction of the station, there was a very small settlement in the area. The station brought more traffic and expanded the town. It was a stop on the Hjørring-Løkken-Aabybro rail, which operated between 1913 and 1963.
Aabybro was formerly the seat of
Aabybro Municipality. The municipality was established in 1970 and lasted until 2007, where the municipality was merged with the municipalities of
Pandrup
Pandrup is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 6 km northwest of Aabybro and 17 km southwest of Brønderslev.
Until 1 January 2007 Pandrup was the seat of the former Pandrup Municipality.
Histo ...
,
Brovst
Brovst is a town in North Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Jammerbugt Municipality, 16 km east of Fjerritslev, 14 km southwest of Aabybro and 2 km east and northeast of the villages of Ny Skovsgård and Skovsgård.
Until 1 Janu ...
and
Fjerritslev to form Jammerbugt Municipality.
Denstoredanske.lex.dk
"Jammerbugt Kommune" Retrieved 15 October 2020
Notable residents
* Lone Drøscher Nielsen (born 1964), wildlife conservationist
* Kasper Pedersen (born 1993), football player
References
Municipal seats of the North Jutland Region
Municipal seats of Denmark
Cities and towns in the North Jutland Region
Jammerbugt Municipality
{{NJutlandDK-stub